munglay
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- monglay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- munlay — superseded, pre-1977
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muŋˈlaj/ [mʊn̪ˈlaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: mung‧lay
Adjective
mungláy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜅ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔)
- fragmented
- shredded; mutilated; torn, stringed, or cut into small pieces
- Synonyms: himay, lamuray, pira-piraso, gutay-gutay
Derived terms
- magkamunglay-munglay
- magmunglayan
- mamunglay
- mapagmunglay
- munglay-munglay
- munglayin
- pagmunglay-munglayin
See also
- dalasa
- durog
- lamuray
Further reading
- “munglay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “munglay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 837